Obituaries
Michael Lindquist
May 21, 2013
Michael D. Lindquist, 63, of Brainerd, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are welcome to gather one hour prior to services. Michael was born September 21, 1949, in Hastings, MN, the son of Floyd...
Frances Craft
May 21, 2013
Frances Craft, 94, of Fort Ripley, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. Funeral services will be on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall, MN, with Pastor Jim Brown officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, one hour prior to services. Frances was born to Peter...
Alice Bourgerie
May 21, 2013
Alice Bourgerie, age 95, long time resident of Pine River, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Fair Oaks Lodge, Wadena. She was born to Frank and Clara Lightfoot on October 25, 1917, in Minneapolis, MN. Alice is survived by her sons, Dave (Kay), Phil (Pat) and Daniel (Rosie); daughter-in-law, Barbara Bourgerie; nine grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. She...
Evan Grinde
May 20, 2013
Evan F. Grinde, 21, of Dilworth, formerly of Pine River, MN died on Monday, May 20,2013 at Red River Recovery Center in Dilworth, MN. Funeral Services for Evan will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 4:00PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Pequot Lakes, MN with visitation one hour prior to services. Evan was born on May 15,...
Larry Pierce
May 20, 2013
Larry Pierce, 51, formally from Oklahoma City, OK, now of Motley, MN, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, he lost his battle with cancer at his home in Motley. A private family service will be held at a later date. Larry was born to A.J. and Junita (Bowers) Pierce on October 6, 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK. He was...
Ethel York
May 18, 2013
Ethel York, age 93, of Pine River, passed away May 18, 2013, at Dignity and Grace Assisted Living in Backus. She was born to William and Stella Biever on May 27, 1919, in Ree Heights, SD. Ethel's family moved to Pine River when she was a senior in high school. She married Richard York in Pine River on Christmas...
Mabel Pedersen
May 18, 2013
Mabel (Mae) Pedersen, age 96, of Pequot Lakes, passed away May 18, 2013. She was born August 20, 1916, to Anton and Josephine Rolfhus in Steele, North Dakota. When she was two years old the family moved to her grandparents farm in rural Paynesville, MN. There, amid the beauties of nature, she spent her early years. She went to...
Mary Kirzeder
May 18, 2013
Mary Kirzeder, age 61, of Bowling Green, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Greenwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Bowling Green. She was born May 21, 1951, in Wahpeton, ND, to the late Joseph Kirzeder and Helen Hoefler Kirzeder. She attended the Holy Spirit Catholic Church and Christ the King Catholic Church. Survivors include brothers, Joseph Leo Kirzeder,...
Anita Sanker
May 15, 2013
Anita Sanker, 84, of Aitkin, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Aikota Health Care Center. Private services.
Viola Hines
May 15, 2013
Viola Hines, of Staples, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Tonnabell Larsen
May 14, 2013
Tonnabell J. Larsen, 91, of Brainerd died on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd, MN. Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.
Kathleen Schiley
May 14, 2013
Kathleen Ann Schiley, 70, of Pillager, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at University of Minnesota - Fairview in Minneapolis. Services will be held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, May 21 at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services. Kathleen will be missed by her husband, Irl; son Carroll Gene;...
Vernon Hines
May 13, 2013
Vernon Hines, 91, of Randall died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:00AM at St. James Catholic Church in Randall, MN with Father Jimmy Joseph officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Randall,...
Donald Wgeishofski
May 13, 2013
Donald Wgeishofski, age 69, of Pequot Lakes, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born to Stan and Ruby Wgeishofski on September 1, 1943, in Brainerd. Don enjoyed camping, fishing, going to the casino and spending time with his family. Don is survived by his sons: Paul Wgeishofski (Tonya), Tim Wgeishofski; daughter, Kim...
Dale Burke
May 13, 2013
Dale Burke, age 74, of Backus, passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society, Pine River. He was born to Warren and Marcia Burke on October 25, 1938, in Minneapolis. Dale was a 5th grade teacher until his retirement. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was also a reserve police officer for the...
Richard Livingston
May 9, 2013
Richard E. Livingston, 88, passed away, May 9, 2013. He was born in Minneapolis, raised in St. Louis Park, brought up his family in Brooklyn Center and retired (1981) in Pine River. He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife of 57 years, Mae. He is survived by his sister, Marion Guiremand; sons, Gary (Beth),...
Virginia Steuber
May 7, 2013
Virginia "Ginny" Steuber, 97, of Crosslake died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Golden Horizons in Crosslake, MN. Services for Ginny will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 11:00AM at the Mission of the Cross Lutheran Church in Crosslake, MN. Visitation will be Friday, May 10, 2013 from 4:00-7:00PM at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Crosslake and...
Dorothy Kennedy
May 6, 2013
Dorothy Kennedy passed away on Monday, May 6, 2013 at Lakewood Health Systems in Staples. Funeral services will be on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Staples United Methodist Church, with Pastor Mark Bateson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be at Evergreen Hill Cemetery, in Staples. Dorothy was...
Patricia Burchill
May 5, 2013
Patricia "Patti" Burchill, 53, of Brainerd, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Essentia Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center. Private family services will be held. Patti was born, raised and spent her entire life in Brainerd. She graduated from Brainerd High School and began working for the PACE Program at Brainerd State Hospital. She then continued her education at...
John Hasch
May 4, 2013
John J. Hasch, 66, of Brainerd, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at St. Cloud Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Cloud. Full Military Honors will take place at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley. John was born September 14, 1946 in Yakima, WA. He is survived by his daughter, Elsa (John) Garrison,...
